Prayer List Notice – If you have someone on the prayer list and
their needs have changed, please let us know. We’d like to update our prayers to reflect the need and most
important to give thanks!
Travel
Tricia is on travel this week.
Trevor is on travel this week.
Move
The Thomas Family is on a short
tour assignment in Guam for the next two years. Please pray for the assignment to go well for Kurt and for
Mary and the kids to make new friends and Christyna and Mitchell in particular to
develop good friends and school mates there so as to further their development.
Birthday
Lauralee Meade celebrated her birthday 25 September 2011.
Shamim Gray celebrated her 44th birthday 4 September
2011.
Sandra Lee celebrated her birthday 14 August 2011.
Ryan Hopkins celebrated his 21st birthday 14 July 2011.
Homebound or Infirm
Sara’s mother is in a state of
deteriorating health, both physically and mentally. Please pray for peace of mind for her and the ability for
both Sara and her mother to put their cares and worries on God’s shoulders so
they can deal with the many problems involved.
In need of a miracle or understanding of God’s Plan
Todd and Kenny have both been fighting osteocarcinoma for over five years
and have been told their time here on earth is nearing its end, absent a
miracle from God. Both are ready
to go home and leave the pain, but would like to stay. Please pray for them and their families.
Healing
Walt Dexter had a stroke the week of 12
September 2011 and is still mostly half paralyzed. Please pray for a full and complete recovery for Walt and
for peace of mind for him and his wife Fran.
Gil Garcia had heart problems on 10
August 2011. It turns out he has
Congestive Heart Failure. The
medical team is trying to work out medications to get a good fluid level in his
blood stream, yet not allow pooling in the chest area, while getting his rapid
heartbeat under control. He is
home from Kaiser Fontana, not far from where worked when he was the comptroller
at Kaiser Steel! Please pray for
guidance for the team treating Gil to get his medication levels right. Pray also for peace of mind for Gil and
his wife Mary.
Dotty Valkenaar has been diagnosed with a
reoccurrence of breast cancer and had a double mastectomy and no reconstruction
on 23 August 2011 in Seattle. Seemingly everything went very well, however
there were complications in the recovery, but she is home now. Please give thanks for the surgical
team doing their best, for the good result and pray for continued peace of mind
through trust in God for Dotty and Lew, her husband, as well as their entire
family.
Lew Valkenaar developed ankle and leg
pain and swelling in his lower right leg.
The blood clot taken care of he and Dotty are both on Cumadin now.
Bill Aitken is to have surgery on 29
September 2011 to see what the mass is in his abdomen. Please pray for guidance for the team
treating Bill and for his recovery.
Pray also for peace of mind for Bill and his wife Sara.
Ryan Hopkins managed to injure his back
somehow. Please pray for the
medical people treating him to pay attention and figure out what the problem
is, then come up with a workable solution. Give Ryan patience while all this happens.
Loretta Walker underwent gall bladder
surgery on Friday, 1 July 2011.
The surgery was expected to go fairly smoothly, but there was more to it
than expected. She required a
second surgical attempt, which did not solve the problem. The third surgery worked. Please pray for her to maintain a good
attitude, trust in the Lord, as well as eat and in particular drink at home. Pray for her family, in particular her
daughters Tricia and Jenny and granddaughters Whitney and Cayenne who are
taking care of her. Please give
thanks for her successful surgery and pray for a complete return to
health. Please pray for
peace of mind for Loretta and her family, in particular her daughters who are
there to help her. Pray for her
trust in our Lord and for both her and her family to let God carry their
worries while she recovers.
Morris Martin, 91, was hospitalized with
pneumonia, he in rehab now and doing well, he has been irritated by having a
feeding tube in until his throat can heal and be retrained, but he has
responded with renewed effort when he failed the swallow test on 21 July
2011. He had a bit of a fever from
which he seems to have recovered; it is hard, but he is strong. Give thanks for his great attitude and
trust in God. Pray for strength
and peace of mind for Morris and his family, in particular his son Paul. Pray for his trust in our Lord and for
both him and his family to let God carry their worries while he recovers.
Steve Sundberg had a heart attack after
Easter. After some time, the
medical team treating him decided he was not a candidate for stents and a
five-way heart by-pass was performed the week of 6 June 2011. Please give thanks for an apparently
very successful surgery and also pray for his complete recovery and for his
three children and family who are very worried about him, pray also for his
trust in our Lord and for both him and his family to let God carry their
worries while he recovers.
Matt Alcantara, age 15, has Osteosarcoma
(bone cancer), a very rare and often lethal form of cancer with limited
treatment options. This is a
disease that is about 90 percent fatal in a couple of years. He has no hip joint on one side, but he
walks and swims! Courage? Guts? You bet! Matt’s scans on 20 June 2011, were
CLEAN! Thanks be to God for the way things have gone. Thanks also for the great faith of Matt
and his entire family. Their faith
and trust is a wonderful example for each and every one of us. But, now is not the time to stop
praying. Actually, it never is the
time to stop praying!
Andrew Scally was hospitalized with
pneumonia, he is home now and doing very well, spending more and more time off
the supplemental oxygen. Please
give thanks for his recovery and pray for a complete return to health. Please pray for peace of mind for Andrew and his family, in
particular his son Keith who has been there to help him. Pray for his trust in our Lord and for
both him and his family to let God carry their worries while he recovers.
Won King underwent surgery the week after
Memorial Day. She is now home, but
doctors had difficulty stabilizing her blood thinning medication levels; but
all seems fine now. Please give
thanks for the successful surgery and medication setting.
Melanie Zimmers has what appears to be a
badly bulged disc at C5-C-6 which is causing radiating pain down her right arm
and numbness in her thumb and forefinger.
She has been in physical therapy and is set to undergo epidural
injections in July 2011. Please
pray for resolution of her problem and a good attitude while a means to solve
the problem is found.
Hal Campbell underwent apparently
successful surgery for a cancerous lesion on the inside of his cheek and the associated
lymph node on 7 March 2011, at the VA hospital in Seattle. Friday, 17 June 2011, his 62nd
birthday, he started his first food by mouth since he finished six weeks of
follow up Chemo and Radiation treatment to hopefully eradicate and cancerous
cells that might have remained. Please pray for him to be able to eat so that
he can have the feeding tube removed, for remission of the cancer and most of
all for his acceptance of Christ.
Shamim Gray underwent a lumpectomy on Saturday
6 November 2010 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, with apparent great result. Please pray for a complete remission of
the cancer. Pray also Shamim will
maintain her great attitude and trust in God.
Judith Clingwall, is afflicted with
Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She is
currently in Laurel Place, an extended care facility in Surrey, British
Columbia. Judith's condition seems
stable a present, although the medication levels have been increased. Please pray for her to take an active
part in her own life, for her strength, peace of mind, trust in God and
remission of the disease so she might return home to her family. Pray also for strength for her husband
Martin as he deals with all the problems and stress of Judith’s situation.
Becky Madden is paralyzed from the neck
down as the result of a tragic shooting accident. She has made it home and to church in a new donated magic
wheelchair. Please pray for
further recovery for Becky, as well as strength and guidance for each of those
involved.
Betty Macauley, Tim’s mom, is currently
in a state of failing health.
Please pray she will gain interest in life around her and actively
pursue life here on earth. Please
pray for her family, in particular her son Tim, as they try to help her.
Lauralee underwent a lumpectomy on
Friday after Thanksgiving. A
further anomaly has been discovered and she had additional preventative
radiation treatment. Please pray
for a complete remission of the cancer.
Pray also Lauralee will maintain her great attitude and trust in God.
Luca, 5 years old, from our church
family in Perth, Western Australia, who has just been diagnosed with leukemia.
And for his Mum and Dad and extended family.
Jere Wolfe, Melanie Zimmers’ dad, has cardiomyopathy, a weakening of
the heart muscle. The pacemaker
installation helped a lot, but he lost ¼ of his weight, so he has to fight his
way back. He is getting stronger,
but not gaining weight. He now has
a bladder infection and is concerned because of the significantly adverse
reaction he had to the antibiotics last time. Keep praying for his continued recovery and for him Jere to
maintain his trust in the Lord.
Doreen Wolf, mother of Melanie Zimmers, is
recovering from Bell’s Palsy and still has a bit of difficulty with her foot,
but she is mobile, for which she gives thanks.
Greg Chase asks that you pray for his
family:
Diane, Greg’s wife, has a positive
attitude dealing with the ongoing treatment of her ulcerative colitis. They are grateful for a positive
attitude and would be pleased to see physical progress.
Phyllis, Greg’s mom, has stabilized as
the result of the good home care she is receiving and recently celebrated her
89th birthday.
Wilma is at home after three weeks in
the hospital and is working on building strength for a planned hip replacement
in August 2011.
Vince (age 13), reoccurrence of cancer,
recent testing found a nickel sized tumor in his lungs. The doctors are consulting with a
specialist in Houston. Please pray
for guidance for the medical team and for peace of mind for Vince and his
family.
Obra Gray
continues to take day by day.
Please continue to keep Obra in your prayers, and give him the strength
of knowing the Lord is with him and will never forsake him. Obra needs security
of what lies ahead of him, and only the Lord can grant the solace to answer his
prayer.
Bashir Ahmed, father of Shamim Gray, has
been blessed with the Lord's breath of life to stay on this earth for the time
being. But, things are hard for
him and his loving wife, who cares for him. They have two young nieces living with them who see no real
need to help, pray for God to enter their hearts. Above all, pray for his entire family to open their hearts
to accept all God’s love will bring them.
Kay
Denton (Mrs. Kay) is still
home and doing pretty well considering the bones in her neck and hands are
degenerating as a side effect of her kidney failure. Her thumbs are not particularly useful any more. Mrs. Kay asks everyone who is praying
for her know how grateful she is for their prayers. As always, she retains her
trust in the Lord and her positive attitude.
Guidance
Steve asks that you pray for
difficulties he is having with his family. Please pray that the Holy Ghost will enter into his heart
and provide him with the heaven sent inspiration that he needs to see clearly
and deal with problems and the courage to do what needs to be done in the
manner it should be done.
Jacquie to open her heart to God and
accept His Love and Grace.
Hap asks you to pray that he might be
able to trust God will help him make the right decisions at the right time and
not to worry uselessly, to change those thing he can change, accept those
things he cannot change and that he will open his heart to the Holy Ghost.
Armed Forces & Contractors
Airman Donny Patton (RAF Mildenhall, UK), Jordan (USMC – AIT), Neal (USN-Afghanistan), Trevor (USAF
- KC-10 Boom Operator), Trevor (USN – Whidbey Island, EF-18
Pilot), Kurt Thomas (USN – Guam),
Persecuted
Around the
world, Christians are under attack, not only in the Muslim world, but from
Hindus and others in India. Also,
they are under continual attack in the name of “Separation of Church and State”
in the western world, as it becomes actively atheist or pro-devil buddy. Please pray for God’s guidance and
protection for all persecuted Christians and those around them.
Thanksgiving
The Thomas Family gives thanks
for safe travel last week to their new assignment in Guam.
Various Special Requests
We ask that
you pray, please ask God that the Holy Ghost might give you insight into how
you might make the lives of your friends and family better. Remember helping others is not just
those who you don’t know!
Please join
us in praying that the Free Teen Guitar
Class will be continue to be an opportunity for God to work in the lives of
the kids and their families. Please
ask God to guide the class to new opportunities to make Him known to
others. Help us to let the love of
our Lord shine through us into their lives, putting Him first, so that He might
enter in to their hearts and lives.